NAVOSH Manual for Forces Afloat,OPNAVINST 5100.19BProvides gen-eral shipboard safety precautionsStandard Organization and Regulations ofthe U.S. Navy, chapter 7, OPNAVINST3120.32BOutlines the safety programand the safety organizationNavy Traffic Safety Program, OPNAV-INST 5100.12FProvides policy andguidance for motor vehicle safetyNaval Safety Supervisor, NAVEDTRA10808-2Gives basic guidance to person-nel stationed in safety billets ashoreand afloatThese are not all the safety resources availableto you. However, these sources give you a goodstarting point on which you may expand yourknowledge of safety procedures. The Naval SafetySupervisor, NAVEDTRA 10808-2, a nonresidenttraining course, is also a very good resource forstrengthening your awareness of safety proce-dures.MISHAP PREVENTIONEDUCATION AND TRAININGAs discussed earlier in this chapter, one of themost important tasks you will have as a divisionsafety petty officer is educating personnel in yourdivision. This training will help them to becomeeffective safety monitors. Remember, one personcannot ensure safe working habits and conditions.An all-hands effort is required to achieve mishap-free working conditions.SAFETY EDUCATIONThe commands training program and eachdepartmental training program should include asystematic approach to promote mishap preven-tion. In your division, make effective use ofeducational materials received from outsidesources, such as Navy training films, safety notes,and various publications issued by the NavalSafety Center. Use these resources as aids in yourdivision training. Display in your work spaces asmany resources as are applicable to your com-mand to increase personnel interest in safety.Make safety lectures or demonstrations part ofyour divisions training program to ensuremaximum safety awareness.ON-THE-JOB TRAININGBy monitoring safety precautions duringroutine work situations, you can detect unsafepractices and take immediate action to providetraining to correct those practices. Monitoringserves as an evaluation of the training providedon a continuing basis by supervisory personnel.It evaluates the effectiveness of training in allaspects of everyday life aboard your command,such as the planned maintenance system (PMS),weapons systems operations, damage control, firefighting, and general housekeeping. It evenevaluates the effectiveness of the tactical employ-ment of the command.To be an effective safety petty officer, you willhave to become familiar with all aspects of safetyassociated with your divisions responsibilities.SAFETY OBSERVATIONSOne of the basic principles of effective mishapprevention is the quick detection of unsafe prac-tices through safety observations. A safety ob-servation is the act of watching and analyzing yourpeople as they do their normal job. You can usesafety observations as a powerful tool to preventmishaps and to determine if your people are per-forming their jobs safely. You can use threekinds of safety observations: INCIDENTAL,DELIBERATE, and PLANNED.INCIDENTAL SAFETYOBSERVATIONAn incidental safety observation occurs whenyou notice safety hazards without deliberatelytaking time to look for them. You generally noticethem as you go from place to place during yourdaily routine. Keep your eyes and ears open withsafety in mind. Dont become so wrapped up inyour thoughts that you overlook safety problems.Note the troubled sound of a machine as you goby, take a quick look at the work practices of anew person, or make a mental note of housekeep-ing conditions. That kind of casual and inciden-tal looking helps spot many unsafe practices.DELIBERATE SAFETYOBSERVATIONThe deliberate safety observation goes a stepbeyond the incidental safety observation. In adeliberate safety observation, you intentionally6-3